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The
new WHO Child Growth Standards
Federal
Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) 'Are You Ready?'
Brochure
This brochure may be helpful to families on preparing for an
emergency/bioterrorism event. The This link provides
information on disaster preparedness. You may wish to
download the section entitled "Emergency Planning and
Disaster Supplies", which provides information for creating
a disaster plan and provides the components of a disaster supply
kit.
AAP:
Ten Tips on Talking to Kids about War
To help children and families cope with the worries surrounding
the war and ongoing world tensions, AAP offers these tips for
responding to children's emotional needs during these difficult
times.
From
the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
Underage
Drinking Prevention Action Guide and Planner
"This Action Guide is designed to:
- Provide community organizers
with ideas and suggestions for accomplishable underage
drinking prevention activities that target communities,
businesses, social events, media, parents, and youth.
- Provide community organizers
with ways to coordinate prevention efforts with government
agencies, local groups, and other grassroots organizations.
- Provide factual information
about the issues involved in the underage use of alcohol
that can be disseminated through your prevention activities
and help inform your audiences."
AAP:
Holiday Safety Tips 2007
AAP:
20 Healthy New Years Resolutions for Kids
AAP - Car Safety Seat: A Guide for Families
2008
New Resource Center Provides A Central Source for Youth
Violence and Suicide Prevention Information
The National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center, designed and
developed in partnership with the White House Council on Youth Violence,
features a Web site, a toll-free hotline, and a fax-on-demand service.
It offers access to information about prevention programs, publications, research
and statistics, fact sheets and more.
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CDC/MMWR:
School Health Guidelines to Prevent Unintentional Injuries and
Violence
"This report summarizes school health recommendations for
preventing unintentional injury, violence, and suicide among
young persons. These guidelines were developed by CDC in
collaboration with specialists from universities and from
national, federal, state, local, and voluntary agencies and
organizations. They are based on an in-depth review of
research, theory, and current practice in unintentional injury,
violence, and suicide prevention; health education; and public
health.
The guidelines include recommendations related to the following
eight aspects of school health efforts to prevent unintentional
injury, violence, and suicide: a social environment that
promotes safety; a safe physical environment; health education
curricula and instruction; safe physical education, sports, and
recreational activities; health, counseling, psychological, and
social services for students; appropriate crisis and emergency
response; involvement of families and communities; and staff
development to promote safety and prevent unintentional
injuries, violence, and suicide."
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr5022a1.htm
Physical
Activity Evaluation Handbook
"This CDC resource outlines the six basic steps
of program evaluation and illustrates each step with physical
activity program examples. Appendices provide information
about physical activity indicators, practical case studies, and
additional evaluation resources."
Downloadable
Handbook
SafeUSA
Web site and the toll-free hotline 888-252-7751 provide
injury prevention and safety information on numerous topics for the general
public and injury prevention professionals. SafeUSA is a partnership
of public and private organizations dedicated to increasing safety in the
United States by preventing injuries.
New
National Emergency Hotline Assessed
The new National Emergency Hotline number, (800) 222-1222, was launched on
January 30, 2002. For the first time, this new number provides everyone in
the U.S. with free access - 24 hours a day, 7 days a week - to their regional
poison center. In just the first full month of operation, the toll-free
number received 44,000 calls about potential poisonings.
Pediatric
Asthma - a virtual journal
"'Pediatric Asthma' is a new online resource designed to
provide readers with a wealth of information on the condition
most commonly treated by pediatric providers—childhood asthma.
'Pediatric Asthma' is a new publishing model in which original
articles, reviews, editorials, and case reports relevant to
asthma are culled from participating journals the moment they
are
published and grouped together in one convenient location.
This new publication is the result of a partnership between the
American Academy of Pediatrics and the BMJ Publishing Group.
This partnership allows 'Pediatric Asthma' to draw from an
international constellation of resources."
The list from the Medical Library
Association of the 9 most useful medical Web sites:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
http://www.cdc.gov
- healthfinder
http://www.healthfinder.gov
- HealthWeb
http://healthweb.org/
- HIV InSite
http://hivinsite.ucsf.edu/
- Mayo Clinic Health Oasis
http://www.mayohealth.org/
- MEDLINEplus
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
- National Women's Health Information Center (NWHIC)
http://www.4women.gov/
- NOAH: New York Online Access to Health
http://www.noah-health.org/
- Oncolink: A University of Pennsylvania Center Resource
http://www.oncolink.upenn.edu/
BAM!
Body and Mind
"BAM! web site was created to answer kids' questions on
health issues and to provide middle school teachers with
interactive activities that are educational and fun."
From the National Toy Hall of Fame at Strong Museum
Dr. Toy's 100 Best Children's Products -
2007
"Dr. Stevanne Auerbach, known as 'Dr. Toy,' is an expert in play, toys, children's products, education,
parent education, child development, child advocacy, child psychology, child care and special education.
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